Bale-tie



(No Model.) I

- J. G. BATTELLE.

Bale Tie.

No. 234,943. Patented 'Nov. 30, 1880.

s ill 1 :IiiElmlhl ATTORNEY UNITED STATES JOHN G. BATTELLE, OF MEMPHIS,TENNESSEE.

BALE-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.'234,943, dated November30, 1880.

Application filed September 25, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN G. BATTELLE, ofMemphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bale-Ties; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bale-ties, the object being toprovide a simple and efficient band-fastening which shall be permanentlyfastened or secured to the end of the band; and with this end in view myinvention consists, essentially, in a band provided with an opening inone end thereof and a stud or fastening having one or both heads thereofupset or elongated to permanently secure it to the band.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of astud or button constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 shows the band andbutton or stud before the latter is inserted.Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the stud or button in place. Fig. atis a view in side elevation, representing both heads of the stud orbutton upset and elongated. Fig. 5 is a modification.

A represents the band, and B an elongated slot or opening formed in oneend thereof. 0 is a stud or button, the shank D of which is about equalin diameter to the widthof the slot B. The heads a a are of suchthickness that either one may be inserted in the slot B, while they areof such length, also, that by slightly inclining one of the heads it maybe inserted in said slot. After one of the heads has been inserted inthe slot, as illustrated in Fig. 3, both of the heads are elongated bybeing upset, which operation may be accomplished in many ways and byvarious kinds of machinery or devices.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have shown each one of the heads having twodepressions, c 0, formed therein, one on each side of the shank, saiddepressions being formed by suitable upsetting-tools operated by apowerful press,

whereby the metal composing the heads is displaced and the latterelongated on their inner edges or faces. This operation serves toincrease thelength of the heads of the stud or button to such an extentthat they are prevented t'rom being extracted from the slot or openingin the band.

Instead of upsetting both heads, one may be made larger than the other,the larger head being of such size and form that it cannot be pressedthrough the slot in the band, and the other head of such form that itmay be inserted in the slot and afterward upset, as illustrated in Fig.5. In the latter form of construction the larger head may be round,square, or any other desired form.

The studs or buttons may be made of wrought or malleable iron.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that I obtain astrong and durable fastening, which is permanently fastened to the bandsand intended to be sold therewith.

The cost of securing the studs or buttons in place is very slight, asthe process of upsetting may be performed in a rapid manner by a cheapgrade of labor.

It is evident that many slight changes in the form and construction ofthe parts might be resorted to without involving a departure from thespirit or scope of my invention, and hence I would have it understoodthat I do not restrict myself to the exact form and construction shownand described; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters heads, the shank of the stud or button being locatedwithin the band-opening, and one or have hereunto set my hand this 18thday of both of the heads of the stud or button being September, 1880.upset to increase the length of said head or heads, and therebypermanently secure the JOHN BATTELLE' 5 stud or button to the band,substantially as Witnesses:

set forth. W. B. BATTELLE,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I A. P. GOLIBART.

